Critical Care Emphasis Program

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Orientation

During the first five weeks of the residency, residents will become acclimated to the pharmacy department and the hospital. The goal of the orientation period is to prepare the resident for staffing and to provide understanding of workflow in regards to Manager on Call. All residents will rotate through all of the areas of the pharmacy department. Residents will be trained by pharmacists and technicians in order to gain a complete view of pharmacy operations. Training modules, competencies, policies and procedures are given to the resident at the beginning of orientation to guide the resident through training.

Longitudinal Experiences

Drug Information – Medication Use Evaluation and Drug Class Review

Manager On-Call/Staffing

Residents will enter rotation for MOC after completion of orientation

MOC duties are from Wednesday to Wednesday starting at 2:30 p.m. on weekdays and throughout the weekend

On weekends, MOC will also complete the therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) service

Residents will have a Clinical and an Administrative Pharmacist On-Call to escalate issues

Two 8-hour Saturday and Sunday shifts every third weekend

Lead Resident (12 weeks)

Coordination of resident schedules and calendars

Mentoring of PGY1 pharmacy residents

Coordination and communication of resident/preceptor social gatherings

Completion of Practice Management project by the end of the 12 weeks

Coordination of new student (APPE/IPPE) orientation

Teaching

1 APPE student

Lectures and in-services throughout the year

Teaching Certificate Program if not previously completed

Required Rotations (35 weeks)

Practice Management

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Precept in Critical Care (choose from NICU, PICU or CICU)

Emergency Department/Trauma

Pediatric Infectious Disease/Antimicrobial Stewardship (ASP)

Elective Rotations (12 weeks)

May choose to repeat an ICU experience

Pediatric Neurology

Pediatric Genetics

Pediatric Pulmonology

Pediatric Oncology/Hematology

General Pediatrics

Bone Marrow Transplant *

Solid Organ Transplant (heart and kidney)

* Those residents with no previous oncology exposure will need to take oncology prior to considering BMT.

Off-Campus Rotations

Residents will be considered for going off-campus for one rotation during the course of the year on a case by case basis (dependent on the development plan set for the resident).

Current Agreements

University of Maryland – Academia

Poison Control – Toxicology

Adult ICU Experience – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

How to Apply

Learn more information about how to apply for the Critical Care Emphasis Program.